Carton for rubber heels and the like



June 18, 1935. A, A ESTERSON 2,005,135

CARTON FOR RUBBER HEELS AND THE LIKE Filed April 5, 1954 IN VEN TOR wimBY Mw A TT ORNE Ys Patented June 18, 19.35V

CARTON Fon RUBBER HEELs AND frm;

LIKE Albert A. Esterson, Baltimore, Md.,l assigner to Cats Paw RubberCompany, Inc., Baltimore, Md., a corporation of Maryland ApplicationApril 5, 1934, serial No. 719,213

3 Claims.

This invention relates to special receptacles and particularly tocontainers having a removable portion serving as a check for subsequentidentification.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a carton forcontaining rubber heels, soles and the like and having a panel portionwhich may be removed to provide two checks, one adapted to be retainedby ythe dealer and the other to be retained by the customer forsubsequent identication of footwear having applied thereto the heels orsoles originally contained in the improved carton constituting theinvention.

Another object of the `invention is to provide a carton of the characterdescribed which is adapted to temporarily hold the soles or heels inposition after the panel has been removed.

With such objects in View, as well as other advantages which may beincident to the use of the improvements, the invention consists in theparts and combinations thereof hereinafter set forth and claimed, withthe understanding that the several necessary elements constituting thesame may be varied in proportions and arrangement without departing fromthe nature and scope of the invention. y 'In order to make the inventionmore clearly understoodthere are shown in the accompanying drawing meansfor carrying the same into practical effect, without limiting theimprovements, in their useful application, to the particularconstruction which, for the purpose of explanation, has been made thesubject of illustration.

In the said drawing:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cardboard or like carton constructedin accordance with the present invention, the wall preferablyconstituting the bottom of the carton being uppermost.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the carton isconstructed, and

Figure 3 is a view of the removable panel portion in the bottom wallremoved and separated from the carton to provide identification cheeksfor the dealer and customer respectively.

Referring to the drawing, a carton constructed in accordance with thepresent invention, is shown as comprising a body I having top and bottomwalls 2 and 3 respectively, side walls 4 and end walls 5. The carton ispreferably constructed from a blank 6 shown in Figure 2, the side edgesof which are provided with bendable flaps or tabs 1 adapted to be gluedtogether to form one of the side walls 4, and with end flaps 8 which areadapted to be folded over one another and united to provide the endwalls 5 of the carton. i

The bottom wall 3 of A the carton is provided with a removable panelportion 9 which is deiined by score lines I0 and which is dividedtransversely by a score line II to provide two' check portions I2 andI3. Each of thesecheck portions bears an area for correspondingidentication numbersV indicated at I4 and other appropriate informationsuch as the date on which the goods marketed in the carton may be calledfor. l

When a customer purchases a pair'of rubber heels, for example, containedin a carton constructed in accordance with this invention, the dealerremoves the panel portion 9 by tearing lit from the carton along theweakened lines I0 and then separates the'panel into two checks bytearing the same along the weakened lineI I.

The nature of the -work to be done and the day when the same may becalled for -is indicated in the appropriate spaces provided for thepurpose on both separated portions of the panels, as will be apparentfrom the drawing. One of the marked check portions I3 is handed to thecustomer while the dealer retains the remaining portion I2 together "andin conjunction with the heels and footwear to which the heels are to beapplied forsubsequent identification.-

The removal of the panel portion from. the carton provides twolongitudinally extending overhanging flanges I5 which serve to preventthe displacement of the rubber heels from the carton until the dealer isready to apply them to the footwear. The removal of the panel portionfrom the carton also provides a window through which the rubber heelsare or may be displayed until they are applied to the footwear.

If desired the dealers portion I2 of vthe removable panel may beperforated' as indicated at I6 so as to provide means for convenientiiling and storage of the check until the goods are called for, andthereafter.

As best seen in Fig. 2 the top wall 2 of the carton is adapted for thereception of the trademark, description or advertising matter or otherdesired indicia identifying the nature and origin of the contents of thecarton or package.

The invention is particularly useful when the carton is employed forrubbervheels; and obviates the expense as heretofore of printingseparate repair tags to'A accompany the cartons containing the heels.Ordinarily, when shoes are left with a repairer to have rubber heelsapplied, 5

separate repair tags must be provided and are retained by the customerand dealer respectively for subsequent identiiication purposes when thegoods are called for. 'Ihese separate repair tags cost in theneighborhood of $1.50 to $2.00 per thousand to be printed, dependingupon the quality, and are sometimes in excess of this amount. v

According to the present invention not only are the separate repair tagsor identification checks dispensed with together with the attendantexpense of printing and preparing the same, but there is no lpossibilityof the repair tags becoming separated from the merchandise or misplaceduntil the check is actually handed to the customer. No part of thevaluable advertising is lost since the top portion of the cover has notbeen departed from andspace is provided on the removable panel portionto include sufficient advertising matter to identify the contents andorigin of the goods contained Within the carton when viewed from itsunder side. In this manner the advertising value of the'carton ispreserved without added expense over cartons previously used, and thevery material expense of printing separate repair tags accompany' thecartons is entirely obviated. The savingy in expense of printing theseparate repair tags as heretofore inures directly to the benet oftheshoe repairer with resultant advantage. l

What is claimed is:

1. A job-identifying repair package containing a shoe repair element orelements, said element or elements being housed and retained within andby the walls of the package, one of said Walls having a portion lthereofcircumscribed 'or partially circumscribed by a means indicating andsetting oi'said portion as a detachable job identifying check, theconguration and location of the indicating means being such that` theremoval of the check does not destroy the capability of theaforesaidpackage to retain its contents, said detachable check bearing`'corresponding indicia of an identifying character and .being separablebetween the said indicia intotwovsections, whereby one of saidsectionsinay be .retained by the dealer together with the repairelements conned within the remaining portion ofV the package, and

the other of said sections may be retained by the customer forsubsequent presentation and identiiication of the job.

2. A job identifying repair package containing a shoe repair element orelements, said element or elements being housed and vretained within andby the walls of the package, one of said walls having a portion thereofcircumscribed or partially circumscribed `by Ia weakened line indicatingand setting oir said portion as a detachable job identifying check, theconiguration and location of the weakened line being such thatjtheremoval of the check does not destroy the capability of the aforesaidpackage to retain its contents, said `detachable check bearingcorresponding indicia of an identifying character and being separablebetween the said indicia into'two sections, wherebyone of said sectionsmay be retained by the dealer together with the repair elements confinedWithin the remaining portion of the package, and the other of saidsections may be retained by the customer for subsequent presentation andidentification of the job. v

3. A job identifying repair package constructed of yieldablematerialcontaining rubber heels or the like, said rubber heels beinghoused and retained within and by the walls of the package, one of saidwalls having a portion thereof circumscribed or means indicating andsetting off said portion as a detachable job identifying check,\theconguration and location of the indicating means being such that theremoval of Vthel'check leaves flanges overlying said heels and capableof yieldably retaining said rubber` heels within said package, saiddetachable check bearing correspending indicia of an identifyingcharacter and being separable between the said indicia into twosections, whereby the removal of said check provides an opening in saidpackage through which the rubber heels may be removed by the dealer byflexing or tearing said yieldableanges, and ,whereby one of saidsections may be retained by the dealer' together Withthe repair elementsconiined within the remaining portion of the pack-` age, and the otherof said sections, may be retained by thecustom'er for subsequentpresentation and identification of the job.` l

ALBERT A. ESTERSON.

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